Daniel Nikolov
{{Short description|Bulgarian badminton player (born 1998)}}
{{Infobox badminton player
| name = Daniel Nikolov
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| birth_name = Daniel Lachezarov Nikolov
| country = Bulgaria
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1998|8|26}}
| birth_place = Haskovo, Bulgaria
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| height = 1.73 m{{cite web|title=Athlete: Nikolov Daniel |url=https://minsk2019.by/en/tsrd/athletes/5602156 |publisher=Minsk 2019 |access-date=26 June 2019}}
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| event = Men's singles & doubles
| highest_ranking = 92 (MS 18 October 2022)
91 (MD 5 October 2017)
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| bwfbadminton_id = 70442
| bwf_id = DCF7DC60-5A13-4A18-8D92-742BEB1BD734
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Daniel Lachezarov Nikolov ({{langx|bg|Даниел Лъчезаров Николов}}) (born 26 August 1998) is a Bulgarian badminton player.{{cite web|title=Daniel Nikolov biography |url=https://bwf.tournamentsoftware.com/player-profile/dcf7dc60-5a13-4a18-8d92-742beb1bd734/biography |publisher=BWF-Tournament Software |access-date=13 October 2022}} He was awarded 2017 Haskovo Sportsman of the Year.{{cite web|title=Даниел Николов е "Спортист на годината" на Хасково |url=https://topsport.bg/sport/daniel-nikolov-e-sportist-na-godinata-na-haskovo.html |publisher=Top Sport |access-date=1 March 2018 |language=bg}} Nikolov competed at the 2019 European Games.
Achievements
= BWF International Challenge/Series (8 titles, 4 runners-up) =
Men's singles
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! Year ! Tournament ! Opponent ! Score ! Result |
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| align="center" | 2016 | align="left" | Bulgarian International | align="left" | {{flagicon|SCO}} Ben Torrance | align="left" | 21–14, 21–18 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner |
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| align="center" | 2018 | align="left" | Croatian International | align="left" | {{flagicon|RUS}} Georgii Karpov | align="left" | 21–12, 21–12 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner |
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| align="center" | 2021 | align="left" | Bulgarian International | align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Meiraba Luwang Maisnam | align="left" | 19–21, 21–7, 14–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{Silver2}} Runner-up |
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| align="center" | 2021 | align="left" | Hungarian International | align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Sathish Kumar Karunakaran | align="left" | 21–17, 21–18 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner |
Men's doubles
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! Year ! Tournament ! Partner ! Opponent ! Score ! Result |
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| align="center" | 2015 | align="left" | Eurasia Bulgaria International | align="left" | {{flagicon|BUL}} Ivan Rusev | align="left" | {{flagicon|FRA}} Jordan Corvée | align="left" | 21–18, 23–25, 17–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{Silver2}} Runner-up |
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| align="center" | 2016 | align="left" | Hellas International | align="left" | {{flagicon|BUL}} Ivan Rusev | align="left" | {{flagicon|BUL}} Peyo Boichinov | align="left" | 21–19, 21–16 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner |
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| align="center" | 2016 | align="left" | Bulgarian International | align="left" | {{flagicon|BUL}} Ivan Rusev | align="left" | {{flagicon|TUR}} Muhammed Ali Kurt | align="left" | 21–13, 21–18 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner |
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| align="center" | 2017 | align="left" | Hellas International | align="left" | {{flagicon|BUL}} Ivan Rusev | align="left" | {{flagicon|GER}} Daniel Benz | align="left" | 21–15, 11–21, 23–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner |
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| align="center" | 2017 | align="left" | Romanian International | align="left" | {{flagicon|BUL}} Ivan Rusev | align="left" | {{flagicon|SLO}} Andraž Krapež | align="left" | 15–21, 15–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{Silver2}} Runner-up |
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| align="center" | 2018 | align="left" | Hellas International | align="left" | {{flagicon|BUL}} Ivan Rusev | align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} David Jones | align="left" | 21–16, 21–19 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner |
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| align="center" | 2019 | align="left" | Slovak Open | align="left" | {{flagicon|BUL}} Ivan Rusev | align="left" | {{flagicon|THA}} Supak Jomkoh | align="left" | 13–21, 14–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} Runner-up |
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| align="center" | 2020 | align="left" | Bulgarian International | align="left" | {{flagicon|BUL}} Ivan Rusev | align="left" | {{flagicon|SVN}} Miha Ivanič | align="left" | 21–9, 21–14 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner |
: {{Color box|#D8CEF6|border=darkgray}} BWF International Challenge tournament
: {{Color box|#D5D5D5|border=darkgray}} BWF International Series tournament
: {{Color box|#E9E9E9|border=darkgray}} BWF Future Series tournament
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{BWF|DCF7DC60-5A13-4A18-8D92-742BEB1BD734}}
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Category:Sportspeople from Haskovo
Category:Bulgarian male badminton players
Category:Badminton players at the 2019 European Games
Category:European Games competitors for Bulgaria
Category:21st-century Bulgarian sportsmen
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